Black Sesame (Sesamum indicum)
黑芝麻hēi zhī máHeizhima
Sesamum indicum · Plant
1
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
May cause allergic reactions; may lower blood pressure; caution with diabetes medications; avoid with low blood pressure.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Black Sesame for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Cholesterol Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Black Sesame does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit HairBenefit HeartBenefit NutritionBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Sesamum indicum and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antioxidant154 records, 26 in people
- Benefit Hair2 records
- Benefit Heart23 records, 8 in people
- Benefit Nutrition11 records, 3 in people
- Benefit Skin25 records, 14 in people
- Cholesterol Syndrome25 records, 7 in people